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SAN DIEGO -- The Minnesota Twins have agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Ervin Santana on a four-year deal Wednesday. Yahoo Sports reported that the deal is worth $54 million and will include a fifth-year option that vests depending on innings pitched. Santana started 31 games for the Atlanta Braves in 2014 and was 14-10 with a 3.95 ERA. He also struck out 179 batters in 196 innings and allowed just 16 home runs after surrendering a league-high 39 two years before. The 31-year-old hurler spent the first eight years of his career with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim before pitching one year for the Kansas City Royals in 2013. He is 119-100 lifetime with a 4.17 ERA 299 games...

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SAN DIEGO -- The Minnesota Twins have agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Ervin Santana on a four-year deal Wednesday.
Yahoo Sports reported that the deal is worth $54 million and will include a fifth-year option that vests depending on innings...

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More pitching, perhaps.
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